8. Surrogacy: Sanne's Story

Sanne is a teacher, mother and surrogate. She was the surrogate mother for a gay couple in The Netherlands, and sits down this week to share her experience with us, alongside what she’s learned and hopes to see happen to the Dutch surrogacy system in the future to make it more robust.

Trigger Warning: This weeks episode discusses the subject of miscarriage. If you are struggling with this issue please seek professional help. We’ve included some links below which may assist you in this.

Listen

Links

• More Than Wished For (Meer Dan Gewenst, Dutch Only)
• Zwanger voor een Ander

Support

• The Netherlands: De Luister Lijn/The Listen Line
• [The Netherlands: Amsterdam-Mamas article with links for miscarriage support, in English[(https://amsterdam-mamas.nl/articles/miscarriage-support-netherlands)
• United Kingdom: Samaritans
• United Kingdom, mental health specific: Sane Line
• United Kingdom, Under 25’s support: The Mix
• United Sates, VeryWellFamily article with links to support organisations for Pregnancy Loss

Credits

• Fact checking, Editorial Support: Emma Vogt
• Original Theme Music: Willem de Booij